Sanctuarization of forests for Future Generations
Sanctuarisation de la forêt pour les générations futures
Résumé
The forests are home to millions of people, mostly indigenous peoples and traditional communities. These populations protect the forests because they need them to survive, maintain their lifestyle and ancestral traditions. Likewise humanity as a whole needs to protect and restore forests to survive, fight climate change and protect human rights.
In a growing context of legal recognition and judicial defense of Rights of Nature and Rights of Future Generations, this session will cross examine various indigenous peoples proposals to implement the sanctuarisation of Forests. Indigenous Peoples and their allies, all around the world, are establishing historical Declarations and protocols which aim to protect Mother Earth. Among others : The Universal Declaration of the Rights of Mother Earth, adopted in Cochabamba by more than 35,000 people from 140 nations (2010), The Munduruku People Consultation Protocol (2014), The Declaration of the Alliance of Guardians and Children of Mother Earth (2017), The Kawsak Sacha Declaration from the Sarayaku People (2018)... A statute of sanctuarisation of forest including massive reforestation programmes would allow to strengthen conservation and human rights for a sustainable future as well are fighting against climate change and preserving biodiversity.